Would a city ever pass an ordinance to require a pastor to officiate a homosexua1 wedding?
What has Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, done recently?
Would a pastor ever be required to marry....
Discussion in 'Political Debate & Discussion' started by Salty, Jun 1, 2015.
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HankD -
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righteousdude2 Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
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Salty - should have checked the date on the article. As soon as I realized it was October 2014, I thought to myself, what's happened since then? And when I googled it, they were NOT required to perform same-sex marriages.
http://boisestatepublicradio.org/post/coeur-dalene-says-hitching-post-exempt-gay-rights-law -
Now I'm all for gay rights as long as they don't impede upon my rights. The government can have its taxes. But it can't MAKE me dishonor Christ. -
just-want-peace Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
If the country lasts long enough expect the home to be off limits also!!! -
preachinjesus Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
I don't think it will come to that...the rhetoric will be there but I don't think the judicial muscle (which is the only way these things get done nowadays) is there.
You just can't force someone to do something like this. As a minister, if a couple comes to me to consider officiating their wedding I can say no for any number of good reasons. Nobody can sue me for not officiating their wedding. You can, perhaps, sue me for not officiating but I'm covered. Now, if your county requires you to register to do weddings, one of their stipulations might be you have to agree to non-discrimination to perform them...but you try that with our Muslim friends.
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To be sent to prison for not officiating at a gay wedding has to be at least a misdemeanor. It has to be a criminal offense and it is not.
It is not even a civil offense. Pastors, ministers, priests, etc, refuse to marry couples for several social issues. Some will not marry divorcees or mixed race couples or mixed religion couples and other supposed incompatibilities.
Now it could become a crime if under the whole new genre of "hate crimes" it is determined to an act of hatred then maybe yes and even then it would have to be proven.
However the hate crime question would have to go all the way to the supreme court for a decision.
Personally I seriously doubt this could be concocted into a crime, but then again, you never know.
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just-want-peace Well-Known MemberSite Supporter